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705Advanced Preparation: Plant-Verified Drop Shipment705.15.2.10PVDS to the destination USPS facility. The form must be submitted in duplicate, orin triplicate if the mailer desires a signed and dated copy returned to itsrepresentative when depositing the mail at the destination USPS facility. Form 8125is not required for PVDS sent via Express Mail or Priority Mail drop shipment.15.2.10 Facsimile Forms 8125 and 8125-CFacsimile Forms 8125 may be used in lieu of the USPS form. Formats must beapproved in advance by the district manager of Business Mail Entry or designee.Formats must include all required information, including the correct title (precededby the word “facsimile”) and edition date, in locations as close as possible to wherethey appear on the USPS form. Data fields that do not pertain to information relatingto the PVDS, and other extraneous information that appears on the USPS form, donot have to be included. Form 8125-C must always be computer-generated. Form8125-C may omit the “Number of Pieces” and “Piece Weight” columns for mailingsprepared in sacks, trays, or on pallets if there is sufficient information for the originpost office and destination USPS facility to identify the mailings and to compare theinformation on the form with the physical mail. The mailer must report the number ofpieces in each mailing on Form 8125-C if the mailings consist of individualmailpieces that are not prepared in containers (e.g., bedloaded parcels). Formailings consisting of identical-weight pieces, mailers should report the pieceweight where possible.15.2.11 Mailer Transport of PVDSUsing any means of transportation, including Express Mail or Priority Mail dropshipment, the mailer must transport PVDS mailings from origin to the destinationUSPS facility. The mailer must not transport PVDS mailings on the same vehicle withshipments not entered as PVDS. For Standard Mail and Package Services PVDS,the mailer must meet the scheduling standards for mail deposit at destination USPSfacilities. If a vehicle contains mail paid at Parcel Select rates, the applicablestandards for scheduling of deposits and unloading of vehicles apply to any othermail on the same vehicle for the same destination USPS facility. Any materialclassified as hazardous under 601.10.0 may not be carried in the same vehicle asPVDS mailings.15.2.12 Separation of PVDS MailingsWhen a vehicle contains more than one PVDS for a single destination USPS facility,the shipments must be separated to allow reconciliation with each accompanyingForm 8125. Vehicles containing shipments for multiple destination USPS facilitiesmust be kept physically separated. Where applicable, a single Form 8125 thatidentifies all the mail for a single facility must be prepared for a shipment ofcopalletized or combined mailings.15.3 LiabilityThe mailer assumes all responsibility and liability for any loss or damage to PVDSmailings before they are deposited and accepted as mail at destination USPSfacilities, including third party transportation.Domestic Mail Manual Updated 3-15-07